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Charisse Bowen

Blue Ocean Enterprises
Director of Strategic Initatives
Fort Collins, Colorado Area

Charisse is currently the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Blue Ocean Enterprises and Director of Forge International in the BVI. As a self-proclaimed entrepreneurial activist, Charisse spends her time helping companies and their founders grow and thrive. She was formerly the Campus Director of Galvanize in Fort Collins and the Director of the Institute for Entrepreneurship at Colorado State University. Prior to her time helping other companies get up and off the ground, she was an award-winning entrepreneur herself as Founder and CEO of GenGreen, a digital content company based in Colorado.

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Startup Weekend: Create Impact ~ Showcase EventLIMITED Innosphere

9:00am MST

How Coworking Can Save You From DestitutionFILLING Community Creative Center - Idea LabAngel Kwiatkowski • Sara Durnil • Logan Hale • Julie Sutter • Aaron Todd

10:00am MST

Hatched at Sam's FVC Mesh Fort Collins

11:00am MST

Creative Team-Building TacticsFILLING Downtown ArteryRon Baker • James Lopez • Kaarina Robson • Trish O'Neill with The Cooking Studio

12:30pm MST

Better B2B Mentoring: How To Startup Great MentorshipsLIMITED Community Creative Center - GalleryJeff Icenhower

4:00pm MST

Women in Tech Happy HourFILLING Downtown ArteryLindsay Hohn • Ellie Morris

8:30am MST

Launching a StartUp from a Makerspace: From Idea to ProductFULL The ArticulateElise Van Dyne • Doug Collins • Ed van Dyne • Dr David Prawel • Omar-Pierre Soubra • Ron Thomas

9:30am MST

Mastering the Models: A Closer Look at Effectuation, Lean Startup & Business Model CanvasFILLING FVC Mesh Fort CollinsCindy Skalicky

11:00am MST

KeynoteFILLING Music DistrictLloyd Starr

11:30am MST

The Pop-Up ConceptLIMITED FVC Mesh Fort CollinsTom Campbell • Christopher Huelhorst • Josie Sexton

12:00pm MST

Startups at the Music DistrictFILLING Music DistrictErin Roberts

2:15pm MST

Shave Quarters Off Your Dev Cycle: Flexible Distributed Computing with EB and Js Downtown ArteryPatrick Ortell

3:00pm MST

Social Media ~ More Than Just PostingFULL Downtown ArteryAmy Alcorn

7:00pm MST

NoCo VR Panel Discussion & DemoLIMITED OtterBox Digital Dome @ FCMODKaden Strand • Tod Clapp • Ben Gondrez • Paul Martin • Kyle Rasmussen • Dr. Alan Rudolph • Andy Stone

11:00am MST

Pitch AcademyFILLING FVC Mesh Fort CollinsPeter Adams

2:00pm MST

SEO for StartupsLIMITED Community Creative Center - Idea LabScott Allen

9:00am MST

Securing Our Future: Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Secondary EducationLIMITED FVC Mesh Fort CollinsTerry Burton • Chloe Harrington • Jan Harrison • Jovan Lovato

12:00pm MST

Panel: Successful Colorado-style startups: Doing good while doing well OdellChristine Hudson • Geri Mitchell-Brown • Carol Cochran • Ashley Colpaart • Wynne Odell • Gary Rogers

1:00pm MST

Did I Lose You Between the P or the R? What is Public Relations, Really?FILLING Downtown ArteryKristin Golliher

1:30pm MST

So You Want To Start A Food Business?FULL FVC Mesh Fort CollinsJosie Sexton • Ashley Colpaart • Jesse Doerffel • Callie Koch • Elizabeth Mozer • Taylor Smith • Trish O'Neill with The Cooking Studio

9:00am MST

So You Want To Start A Marketplace?FILLING Community Creative Center - Idea LabAshley Colpaart • Devin Eldridge • Sarnen Steinbarth

10:00am MST

Marketing with an authentic voiceFULL Downtown ArteryJames Lopez • Jonathan Jarrow • Kyle Shannon • Seth Silvers

11:00am MST

Visualize Your BrandFILLING Community Creative Center - Idea LabDoug Usher • Amy Alcorn • Patrick Edmiston • Gretchen Gaede • Kelli Kroneberger • Steve Roberts The Benefits of Having an Operating PlanFULL FVC Mesh Fort CollinsRobert Dunn

1:00pm MST

Local Resource ExpoLIMITED Community Creative Center - GalleryFort Collins Startup Week

4:00pm MST

Sharkless Tank: Aligning Angel Investors and EntrepreneursFULL FVC Mesh Fort CollinsPeter Adams • Dave Harris • Denichiro "Denny" Otsuga